It then turns east for several tenths of a mile, flowing through the valley, before receiving the tributary Horton Creek from the left.

After a few tenths of a mile, it turns southeast for a short distance, crossing Pennsylvania Route 92 and reaching its confluence with Tunkhannock Creek.

[3] In August and September 2011, Oxbow Creek experienced significant flooding, which caused streambank erosion.

To protect against such occurrences in the future, large rocks of riprap were installed along that reach of the creek.

[4] This variant name appears in Israel C. White's 1883 book The geology of the North Branch Susquehanna River Region in the six counties of Wyoming, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Columbia, Montour and Northumberland.

[8] The early settlers in Lemon Township were people who came from Orange County, New York before 1800 to the mouth of Oxbow Creek.

Another concrete culvert bridge carrying State Route 1009 over the creek was built in 1949 in Lemon Township and is 33.1 feet (10.1 m) long.

[10] A prestressed box beam or girders bridge carrying State Route 1009 across the creek was constructed in that township in 1990 and is 34.1 feet (10.4 m) long.

A bridge of the same type, but carrying Pennsylvania Route 92, was constructed across the creek in 2007 in Lemon Township and is 58.1 feet (17.7 m) long.